6.5 Silent Night, Holy Night (1)
As a result, the Seongguk Expedition ended in success.
There were heartbreaking sacrifices, but it was a few weeks that reaped countless results so that the death was not in vain. Not only did the forces of the Dark Church, which had been secretly working in the Holy Land, be found out, but one of the members of the party, a saint, rose to the ranks of a saint.
In addition, until he took the initiative in the political world of the Seongguk he longed for.
In the future, it was worth looking forward to not only the empire, but also massive support from the Holy Kingdom. Since the saintess had been chosen by a heavenly god, it would be difficult to refuse the request.
Whether or not the saintess would blindly accept my request was another matter, though.
Other than that, there were many achievements.
First of all, I reached ‘High Expert’. With only twenty or so strong people on the continent, it also meant that quite a few people would no longer be my opponents.
And what about my colleagues?
After the death of her uncle, Elsie-senpai went into seclusion and practiced hard training, and the saintess’ divine power greatly increased after receiving the revelation from the heavenly god.
Even without that, she was a saint who talked about being the best on the continent with her healing ability.
Now I dared to compete with the best of all time. Indeed, the advanced treatment ability of the saintess was such that the expression ‘miracle’ came to mind.
The realm of turning back the time of not only living things but also inanimate objects.
It was still too early to call him ‘Master’, but it was worth considering that he had reached the level of ‘High Expert’ or ‘Great Wizard’. As a result, there were only two talented people in our group who were only around 20 on the continent.
Did you just say hosadama (好事多魔)?
Good things always come with bad things. The presence of an uninvited guest sitting right in front of me was like that.
He was a middle-aged man with a strong physique.
Oddly enough, only his hair was gray, giving the impression of an old man. However, it was hard to find any signs of aging when looking at those strong muscles, eyes like flames, and overflowing vitality.
He was wearing a jet-black uniform. It was an outfit that symbolized the shadows of the empire lurking in the dark and the high ranks of the Intelligence Department.
The people of the world highly praised him as a swordsman.
The only three masters on the continent were this middle-aged man.
He had a rare, excited expression on his face.
“… … Come on, look.”
The fountain pen swiped across the white paper, and before long the finished picture was presented in front of me.
Unlike the flamboyant hand movements, there were only short words written on the drawing paper.
‘Duty vs Love’
My confused gaze naturally turned to the swordsman. Whether it’s like that or not, the swordsman asked me while lowering his somewhat menacing voice.
“Which of the two would you choose?”
“… … Do I have to answer?”
“Uh huh.”
Eventually, I sighed and looked down at the drawing paper for a while with a puzzled expression.
Glancing at him, the answer the swordsman wanted was clear.
Still, since he was a great elder in the imperial family, I decided to give it a shot and circled ‘Duty’.
As expected, the swordsman smiled satisfied with my choice. If left alone, they would even applaud.
“Excellent… If you are a noble of the empire, you should be like that, cancer!”
“Are you done now?”
Ignoring my helpless question, the swordsman immediately concocted the next question.
A new option was drawn on the drawing paper.
‘Empire vs. Sacred Kingdom’
Gradually, the intention was so blatant that I had no choice but to send a puzzled look.
Even so, the swordsman shamelessly forced me to answer.
“How about this?”
It was Kim who had always been with me.
In fact, this question didn’t even bother me, so I circled ‘Empire’ without hesitation.
Then the swordsman showed a bright smile.
“Good, good… Alright, last one.”
Is it liberation at last?
With half relief and half annoyance, I looked down at the last option.
‘The Empire vs. the Saint’
In the end, my hands, unable to bear it, tore the drawing paper north and north.
“No, what are you doing now? To say that you can’t choose between the empire and your lover is… … !”
“Aren’t you doubting my loyalty too much?! I will not go to that kingdom, even if I die soon, I will die in the empire!”
It was only after the castle came and went that the swordsman seemed to have calmed down somewhat.
Although he didn’t seem to like it that much, as he still swallowed his groan.
The eyes of the middle-aged man, who was swallowing saliva with his arms crossed, glanced to the side.
“Come to think of it, that child was close to you back in the day… I was once called the flower of the imperial palace.”
Then, the swordsman’s eyes glanced at me.
It seemed to catch anyone’s attention.
“Do you like it? Not too long ago, I even had counseling with my nephew because of you… … .”
“Nothing happened.”
Saying, “Keuk,” the swordsman leaned against the back of the chair and frowned in annoyance.
“Then what about the second princess? Iris, even though that child may be a little cold, he is also strong as the next emperor… Even if I lose the succession to the throne, if I marry you, I will avoid death. It is a good choice in many ways.”
“He’s someone I’ve never seen before.”
“If not, yes! Who are Alpenhauser’s twins? Alpenhauser is a family that has been loyal to the imperial family for generations… It’s creditworthy. Above all, isn’t it pretty?”
“Siene-senpai is annoying.”
In the end, the swordsman clicked his tongue and gave up.
A disgruntled gaze turned to me.
“You are a very greedy man.”
“On the contrary, say that I am a friend who is modest enough to refuse an undeserved honor… No, isn’t Her Highness Princess Iris second in the line of succession to the throne? Would you like to give me someone like that?”
At my sincere question, the swordsman huffed and narrowed his eyes.
It didn’t take long for his hesitant mouth to open.
“… … I heard you gave that human a shot.”
“Yeah? You mean ‘that person’?”
“Of course the ‘Saint’ is the story of that goddamn serpent!”
At the same time, the swordsman who hit the desk with a bang was clearly excited.
I thought I was rarely emotional today.
Even the world’s swordsmith seemed to become a child in front of his rival. That’s why I was even more wary of the Holy Land.
“You have no idea how terrifying that old monster is! Does it make sense that he’s cut into thousands of pieces and still doesn’t die? Even the acid flew away with one punch!”
Speaking from the position of dealing with the saint, the fact that the monster that did not even hold the sword was cut into thousands of pieces was more shocking.
how the hell
I thought it was a good opportunity, so I decided to ask about the back story of the two Masters.
“Why did you fight someone so terrifying?”
“Yeah… … !”
hum, hmm Then the swordsman regained his sanity and coughed.
It seemed that he wanted to eat up to his age and tremble too much.
Looking at this appearance, I could feel the difference from the saint, who had a calm expression all the time. Even though he could already be called an old man, he was the youngest of the Masters.
As if conscious of my gaze, the swordsman tried his best to speak in a nonchalant tone.
“There was a small quarrel… what is it. It often happens when you walk the path of nothingness.”
“What the heck was the subject… … ?”
The swordsman, who met my gaze with a mixture of anticipation and tension, slightly averted his eyes.
The middle-aged man’s voice became quieter.
“We were arguing over which weapon was the best… … .”
“Huh,” a laugh leaked from my mouth.
Before I could say anything, the swordsman was overcome with emotion and started making excuses on his own.
“But does it make sense ?! There is a sword called the King of All Diseases, but the body of an unmanned body is the best weapon! I couldn’t bear to try it!”
“So what was your conclusion?”
“Of course the sword was the best!”
For some reason, I had a hunch that if I asked the saint, I would get the exact opposite answer.
Of course, it wasn’t a particularly important issue now. I wanted to get to the point slowly.
“Is it really that important to hit a saint? Enough to arrange a marriage for the next powerful heir to the imperial throne?”
“Heh, I don’t know about others… I feel the potential Master is not simply a state of talent and hard work.”
Unlike before, it was a very serious voice.
The attitude was not much different, but the weight of the content was different. I held my breath on my own.
“Luck, you have to be lucky…” And you are the one who can move luck.”
“Are you moving your luck?”
“Those who wait for luck will never reach mastery. Only those who hold luck in their own hands can reach mastery.”
It was an odd sound.
However, the swordsman didn’t seem to want to discuss it any further. Rather, he just shook his head in a condescending manner.
“If I had shown a little more loyalty to the Empire, I would have given you my lessons… … .”
“Are you already loyal?”
“All right, all right! it’s already cooled down I was going to tell you one important piece of news, but tsk.”
Important news?
At that one word, I tried to catch the swordsman who was slowly getting up. But even before that, the swordsman smiled strangely and said his last goodbye to me.
“The academy will be buzzing soon. Then, see you again then.”
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Just like when he appeared, Sword Gong disappeared like the wind when he left.
After that, I had to ponder for a while.
The academy is buzzing.
No good reason could come to mind. What is the matter that even a swordsmith should keep secret?
There was no way to get an answer anyway.
Soon, I shook my head and brushed off my thoughts. Rather, there was another challenge that was immediately faced.
In the academy dormitory room where the swordsman left, I carefully listened to the notice placed on the table.
‘Holy Night Festival’
It was an event to commemorate the day the heavenly god descended to earth. As it is one of the best anniversaries of the Tenshinkyo, it was famous for having a large-scale ball.
The highlight was ‘Dance of the Holy Night’.
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Just before midnight, the climax of the holy night festival, when thousands of pairs of men and women dance in pairs.
It is said that a man and a woman who are paired receive blessings from the heavenly gods and their relationship will progress over the next year.
It was an event that I couldn’t help but attend since I returned to the academy.
I already felt like my head was pounding as to who the heck I was going to dance with. There were even two more letters that gave me headaches.
First of all, a letter from the Rainella family.
I was scared and hadn’t even opened it yet. Another letter was a note from the Yurdina family.
‘Departed for the academy.’
It was dry information. To the point where I don’t even know who the sender is.
I sighed and put together the two letters along with the instructions for the holy night festival.
Somehow, the difficulty seemed to overtake me.
in several ways.
This story was recorded over just a few days.